Pixie-Bobs

ColoradoPixies G Jonson, a 7 month old Brown Spotted Tabby Pixie-Bob Male kitten, Breeder: Marilyn Trenk of ColoradoPixies Cattery in Chocotah, Oklahoma.

Background fabric for G Jonson: Honey.

Here is Blake holding Caprock Legends Okatoma of Red River Bobis, a 2 month old Brown Spotted Tabby Pixie-Bob Male kitten, which I submitted to Abdo Publishing for a children's book. Blake holding Okatoma was photographed at TICA's Turkish Van cat show in Waxahachie, Texas, last November, 2008. This is the shot that Abdo Publishing chose for the book to illustrate the gentleness of this breed. Plus, I think they liked the absence of Blake's front teeth! Kids should certainly identify with this image.

An older version of Caprock Legends Okatoma of Red River Bobis is shown above. Here, he is 7 months old, brought to me for photographs by Maranda Hull of Red River Bobis located in Boswell, Oklahoma. Look closely and you will see that his front paws are not touching the deck. All his balance is on his hind legs! Okatoma is a shorthaired Pixie-Bob. He was photographed this past weekend at TICA's KansasKatz cat show in Wichita, Kansas.

Background fabric for Okatoma: Peat Moss.


Above, is Norsepixiebobs Odin, a 5 month old Longhaired Brown Spotted Tabby Pixie-Bob Male kitten brought to me by Mark and Janet Arnold of Sooner Pixie-Bobs, Moore, Oklahoma. Note the polydactyl feet and the heavy brow ... a look I love in the Pixie-Bob! Odin was also photographed at the KansasKatz cat show in Wichita, Kansas.

NOTE: when photographing Pixie-Bobs, it is very important that their head is not held too high. Otherwise, the brow will not be obvious. Ken wrangles the Pixie-Bob to look just below the lens of the camera so the brow will be apparent. Breeders have told me that the Pixie-Bob should look "worried." And this kitten fits the bill. He may look unhappy but that is the effect of the brow!

Background fabric for Blake holding Okatoma as well as Odin: Claret.

TICA KansasKatz Show - 23-24 May 2009

Here is our shooting room just outside of the showhall at the TICA KansasKatz cat show. This was the first cat show held by this club and was a success! You can see our shooting table on the right which has our Periwinkle background hung. My administrative table is at the left, just out of view and Ken's table with his cat teases is at the lower left corner.

And here we have a Pixie-Bob. A Pixie-Bob is always a Brown Spotted Tabby with ticking in between the spots. If any of you Gentle Readers are not familiar with ticking, just think of a squirrel's coat or a rabbit's. The hair shaft is banded. Above you see ColoradoPixies G Jonson, a 7 month old Brown Spotted Tabby Pixie-Bob Male, brought to us by his Breeder: Marilyn Trenk of ColoradoPixies Cattery. G Johnson has lovely eye color and striking "mascara" (the mucus membranes on his upper and lower eyelids) which are dark and set off his golden eyes. Tomorrow I'll post a shot of the back of this boy and you can see the ocelli ("Night eyes") on the back of his ears. I'll also load up a shot of a long haired Pixie-Bob and another shorthaired one.

Background fabric for G Jonson: Honey.

This was the KansasKatz Showhall before most of the exhibitors had started setting up their cages on Friday, 22 May 2009. It was in the Beech Aircraft Activity Center in Wichita, Kansas.

During the cat show, Ken and I stayed with my cousin John and his wife, Carmen, who live in Wichita. On Memorial Day, the cousins held a family reunion and I was able to see family I hadn't seen in 50 years! What a great time we had. They even came to the cat show! I'll post some pictures of that event later in the week.